Americus vs Colburn

A side-by-side comparison of Americus and Colburn: population, income, housing, and more.

Americus and Colburn are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Colburn has the higher population (144 vs 56 in Americus). Since 2019, Colburn's population has grown faster (-49.8% vs -80.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Americus	Colburn
Population	56	144
Median age	60.2 yrs	66.1 yrs
Median home value	—	$126,300
Housing units	43	112
Homeownership rate	39.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Americus	Colburn
Population	292 → 56 (-80.8%)	287 → 144 (-49.8%)
Median household income	$83,750 → $135,147 (+61.4%)	$40,357 → $30,495 (-24.4%)
Median home value	$209,000 → $357,700 (+71.1%)	$125,400 → $126,300 (+0.7%)

Americus

Population

29256

Median household income

$83,750$135,147

Median home value

$209,000$357,700

Colburn

Population

287144

Median household income

$40,357$30,495

Median home value

$125,400$126,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Americus	Colburn
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	22.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	44.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	25.0%	27.1%
65 to 74	30.4%	13.2%
75 and over	0.0%	37.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Americus	Colburn
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	21.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Americus	Colburn
No high school diploma	0.0%	59.7%
High school graduate	69.6%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	13.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Americus	Colburn
Drove alone	100.0%	62.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	37.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Americus	Colburn
1-unit, detached	67.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Americus	Colburn
Poverty rate	0.0%	37.5%
Average household size	1.30	1.29
Median year structure built	2002	1938